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Network Rail has revealed plans to build a new \u00a346m train depot in Wigan as part of its Great North Rail Project<\/h2>\n

Network Rail<\/a> is adapting an existing freight yard at Springs Branch railway sidings in Ince-in-Makerfield to stable and maintain 24 electric and eight diesel trains.<\/p>\n

It will be brought into use from December 2019.<\/p>\n

Project manager Lauren Jones said: \u201cAt Springs Branch sidings, we\u2019re investing \u00a346m to enhance an existing site by the West Coast main line by building brand new train maintenance facilities for Northern.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis brand new depot, which forms part of the Great North Rail Project, not only delivers a jobs boost for Greater Manchester<\/a>, but the facilities it will provide will help transform passenger journeys across the north.\u201d<\/p>\n

Northern engineering director Ben Ackroyd added: “The new maintenance depot is a key part of our wider modernisation programme. By 2020 we will have retired all Pacers, refurbished our entire fleet and, of course, will have introduced our brand new electric and diesel trains. We will need state-of-the-art facilities to look after these trains and Springs Branch is a key part of this.”<\/p>\n

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